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[ANCHOR=Jean 2-Shot]

No one wants a repeat of the 2000 election troubles. What's being done in Virginia to prevent problems.

Plus plans for a new airport in the region.
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[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Keith 2-Shot]

And an accident is backing up traffic on a major roadway that leads in and out of the Roanoke Valley.
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[Sports-Head]

[ANCHOR=Mike]
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[WRITER=mst]
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Tonight on News 7 sports - the Nextel Chase for the Championship is certain to get a jolt this week at Martinsville.
The Sox and Yanks are ready to shake up the nation one more night,
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[VO-NAT]
and Xavier Adibi is back at practice and cleared to take part in all contact drills.
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[WX-Head]
[ANCHOR=Robin]
[SS=None]

Not much rain out there today but it was rather cloudy and cool. Will we break into the sun tomorrow? Details ahead.
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[ANCHOR=Jean 4-Shot]

[ENG#=3]
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[SOT 22:16:39]
[IN Q=I feel like this]
((LINDSEY REYNOLDS: I FEEL LIKE THIS IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT ELECTIONS IN OUR LIFETIME.))
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[OUT Q=elections in our lifetime]
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[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Keith 2-Shot]
State Republicans and Democrats rush to spread the word about their candidates.
[ANCHOR=Jean 2-Shot]
Meanwhile, two teams of lawyers stand by to take care of any election day problems.
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[ANCHOR=Jean 2-Shot]

Good evening, I'm Jean Jadhon.
[ANCHOR=Keith 2-Shot]

And I'm Keith Humphry.
[Voting]
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[ANCHOR=Keith 2-Shot]
In just thirteen days it's anticipated a record number of Virginians will cast their vote for president.
[ANCHOR=jean 2-Shot]
Elections officials aren't expecting any problems, but political parties aren't taking any chances.
[DOUBLE BOXES=Keith-Jean & Jennifer/State Microwave;]
Richmond Bureau Chief Jennifer Wishon joins us to explain.
Keith and Jean, with thousands of newly registered voters and memories of hanging chads seen in Florida four years ago -
[LIVE=Jennifer/FULL State microwave]
[SUPER=@Jennifer1;]
[SUPER=05-Richmond;]
Virginia Democrats and Republicans have assembled two teams of partisan lawyers to respond to anything that may go wrong.
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[IN Q=Nats of phone ringing]
[SUPER=03-Richmond; :05]
[SUPER=01-Shawn Smith/Republican Party of Virginia; :12]
[SUPER=01-Lindsey Reynolds/Democratic Party of Virginia Director; :37]
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[OUT Q=advice in battleground states]
(([NATS: 22:21:33]
((DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF VIRGINIA, THIS IS BETSY.))
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In politics 13 days can seem like an eternity, but Virginia Democrats and Republicans aren't wasting any time.
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[SOT 22:27:22]
[IN Q=What we're going to]
((SHAWN SMITH: WHAT WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS IS WORKING REALLY HARD TO IDENTIFY VOTERS AND THEN TO WORK TO MAKE SURE THEY ACTUALLY TURN OUT ON ELECTION DAY.))
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[OUT Q=out on election day]
Not an easy task.
Since the last presidential election nearly 450- thousand Virginians have registered to vote - including a number of college students.
Because of that both parties are concerned about voter rights and have assembled full teams of attorneys should anything go wrong.
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[IN Q=Probably, more so, now than before]
((LINDSEY REYNOLDS: PROBABLY, MORE SO, NOW THAN BEFORE PEOPLE ARE ACTUALLY LISTENING TO THE FACT THAT WE HAVE MORE LAWYERS OUT THERE, BUT I THINK THEY FEEL SAFER ABOUT THEIR VOTES, MAKING SURE THAT ALL THOSE FOLKS WHO ARE ELIGIBLE VOTE AND THEIR VOTES GET COUNTED.))
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[OUT Q=votes get counted]
State Democrats hope to have 750 lawyers in place by November - some of whom will man polling places and that has Republicans upset.
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[SOT 22:31:07]
[IN Q=We're really concerned]
((SHAWN SMITH: WE'RE REALLY CONCERNED WITH THIS NOTION OF THEM LINING THE POLLS WITH 600 LAWYERS AND THAT PEOPLE WILL FEEL INTIMIDATED BY THE PROCESS, ESPECIALLY BRAND NEW VOTERS.))
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Smith says the Republicans have about 450 attorneys on call to offer advice on election day.
Both parties are dispatching some of their resources outside of Virginia to offer advice in battleground states.))
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[LIVE=Jen Full/State Microwave]
[SUPER=05-Richmond]
Leaders from both parties say their main goal is to make sure every vote cast in Virginia counts.
[DOUBLE BOXES=Keith, Jean & Jennifer/State Microwave;]
Keith and Jean, tonight at 11, we'll hear what both parties have to say about the Democratic Parties' Election Day Manual that's generated so much attention.

[NNEO]

[ANCHOR=Keith]
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[ENG#=1]
Two advocates of affordable housing in Roanoke have agreed to bury the hatchet.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke/October 5]
Six weeks ago Alvin Nash produced a report on financial mis-management at the Northwest Neighborhood Environmental Organization.
He said the N-N-E-O board did not approve the contract Susheela Shende was awarded for work on the Fifth Street Gateway Project.
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[ANCHOR=Keith]
[SS=None]
Nash and Shende met with a mediator yesterday and agreed- -among other things- -that the report was wrong when it implied the N-N-E-O Board was unaware of an on-going contractual relationship with Shende's firm.

[Disaster-Center]

Now that President Bush has okayed federal assistance for Southwest Virginia, a disaster recovery center's opening in Salem.
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The center will open at noon Friday and will be located at 21-45 Apperson Drive.
The office will be open seven days a week, 9:00 to 6:00 Monday through Saturday and Noon to 5:00 on Sundays.
Staff members will answer questions about disaster aid, though people are not required to go to the center to get help.
You can also call the 800 number: 621-3362
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[Carilion]

Carilion is closer to getting all of its patient services under one roof. You've heard of ground breaking ceremonies....
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Roanoke]

Today it was a SKY breaking ceremony to kick off construction on a new multi-story wing to Roanoke Memorial hospital.
The addition will make room for women's and children's services that are currently housed at Community Hospital.
Officials say the project will take about two years to complete.
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[IN Q=When the facility is complete]
((ED MURPHY/CARILION CEO & PRESIDENT; WHILE I CERTAINLY WOULDN'T WANT TO GUARANTEE WON'T BE A GLITCH ALONG THE WAY OUR GOAL IS TO MAKE SURE PATIENT CONVENIENCE AND PATIENTS ARE NOT AFFECTED NOR ARE THEIR FAMILIES AND PRETTY HOPEFUL THAT WE WILL BE SUCCESSFUL WITH THAT ))
[SUPER=01-Ed Murphy/Carilion CEO & President]
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[OUT Q=will be successful with that]
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[VO-NAT]

This is all part of Carilion's plan to consolidate all patient services at Memorial and to turn Community hospital into a health care training center.
Carilion says it will make patient care more efficient and save five million dollars a year.
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[Tease#1]
[ANCHOR=Keith 2-Shot]
[WRITER=dse]
[SS=NONE]
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Franklin County wants to build an airport.
Still ahead, why the owner of a private strip says the idea may not fly in the long-run.
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[VO-NAT]
[ANCHOR=Jean 2-Shot]

Plus flying history touches down in Lynchburg.
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[County-Wreck]

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Commuters can expect traffic backups on Bent Mountain Road in Roanoke County tonight.
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[SUPER=03-Roanoke Co.;]
Shortly after noon today, a tractor trailer hauling computer paper went out of control and overturned.
One lane will be shut down for the cleanup until at least until 8.
The driver, 68 year old Andrew Jackson, has been charged with failure to maintain control.
He's in good condition at Roanoke Memorial Hospital.
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[Radford-Prosecutor]

[ANCHOR=JEan]
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The race to be Radford's top prosecutor is on.
The city is holding a special election to replace Randall Duncan who resigned to become a judge.
New River Valley Bureau chief Rachel DePompa takes a look at the men vying for the post.
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[IN Q=If you live in Radford]
[SUPER=03-Radford; :00]
[SUPER=01-Chris Rehak/(D) Commonwealth's Attorney Candidate; :20]
[SUPER=01-Patrick Moore/(R) Commonwealth's Attorney Candidate; :45]
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[OUT Q=News 7, Radford.]
((If you live in Radford's it's hard to miss the Commonwealth's Attorney's Race. There are giant bill boards for both men.
Chris Rehak took the oath of office six months ago, but he served as the Assistant Commonwealth's attorney in the city for four and a half years. Before that he was a sheriff's deputy in Roanoke County.
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[IN Q=There's a lot of touch]
((CHRIS REHAK: THERE'S A LOT OF TOUGH DECISIONS THAT HAVE TO MADE HERE AT MY DESK THAT CHANGE PEOPLES LIVES FOREVER. AND THERE'S NO SUBSTITUTE FOR THE AMOUNT OF EXPERIENCE IT TAKES TO BE ABLE TO MAKE THOSE DECISION AND REPRESENT OUR ENTIRE COMMUNITY DAY AFTER DAY FIGHTING CRIME.))
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[OUT Q=fighting crime. ]
Patrick Moore is a life long resident of Radford. For the last 11 years he's been a defense attorney working in the city and nine other counties.
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[IN Q=while many]
((PATRICK MOORE: WHILE MANY PEOPLE MIGHT CONSIDER ME A GENTLE PERSON THAT I HAVE TENACITY. WHEN I BELIEVE IN SOMETHING I STAND UP FOR IT. I'LL FIGHT FOR THEIR RIGHTS. BUT I ALSO WON'T SACRIFICE HONOR AND TRUTH AT ANY CAUSE JUST TO WIN A CASE.))
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[OUT Q= a case.]
The fundamental difference between the candidates is their philosophies on the drug problem.
Rehak says he will target drug dealers.
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[IN Q=This has got to be]
((CHRIS REHAK: THIS HAS GOT TO BE A COMMUNITY EFFORT AND I WILL CONTINUE TO BE TOUGH ON CRIME. THE CITY NEEDS TO KNOW THAT THESE PROBLEMS ARE REAL AND THEY SHOULD BE DEALT WITH BY SOMEONE WHO HAS EXPERIENCE IN THIS AREA.))
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[OUT Q=this area.]
Patrick Moore says he too would be tough, but he believes in rehabilitation.
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[IN Q=If we can ]
((PATRICK MOORE: IF WE CAN STOP THE ADDICTION I THINK WE CAN STOP A LOT OF THE CRIME IT FOLLOWS TO SUPPORT THE ADDICTION.))
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[OUT Q=the addiction.]
The office has back to back murder trials coming up in January. The complicated Bob Shell Case. He's accused in the death of a model on a photography shoot. It's a two year old case that's bounced back and forth from federal and local authorities.
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[IN Q=I would ]
((PATRICK MOORE: I WOULD DO EVERYTHING I CAN TO LET THE CITY OF RADFORD USE THE EXPERTISE AND ALSO THE FUNDS OF THE US ATTORNEY'S OFFICE TO HELP PROSECUTE THIS VERY DIFFICULT CASE. ))
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[OUT Q=difficult case.]
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[IN Q=These are]
((CHRIS REHAK: THESE ARE COMPLICATED CASES AND THEY ARE GOING TO REQUIRE SOMEONE WITH A LOT OF EXPERIENCES PROSECUTING, WORKING WITH THE POLICE. I'VE BEEN TO CLASSES TO BLOOD SPATTER EVIDENCE. FORENSIC TECHNOLOGY. BULLET TRAJECTORY.))
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The winner on November 2nd, takes office immediately.
Rachel DePompa, News 7.))

[Debate-Promo]

[ANCHOR=Jean]
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WDBJ7 will present the only televised debate for the 9th Congressional District Friday night.
Your're invited to submit questions you'd like us to ask the candidates
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The one-hour debate begins at 7 o'clock Friday, and it will include some of the viewer questions submitted on-line.
To pose a question, log onto our home page at w-d-b-j-7-dot-com.
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It's still in the development stages, but a proposed airport in Franklin County is already causing some turbulence.
[ANCHOR=Jean 2-Shot]
Myranda Stephens tells us why one airport owner thinks the plan should be grounded.
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[IN Q=and if you look]
[SUPER=03-Moneta; :00]
[SUPER=01-Joe Borgess/SML Airport Owner; :33]
[SUPER=01-Rick Huff/Franklin Co. Administrator; :55]
[SUPER=@Myranda2; 1:07]
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[OUT Q=Stephens, News 7, Moneta. ]
(([SOT 2845][COVER BITE!!!]
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((AND IF YOU LOOK DOWN THE RAMP, YOU'LL SEE THERE'S NOT AN AIRPLANE PARKED OUT ON THE FIELD.))
Signs welcoming visitors to Virginia are posted all over the Smith Mountain Lake airport -- but rarely does anyone see them.
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((JOE BORGESS/SML AIRPORT OWNER: WHEN I FIRST CAME HERE, A GOOD 27-YEARS AGO, I HAD 14 AIRCRAFT ON THE FIELD, AND NOW THERE'S ONLY ELEVEN.))
And of those eleven, four belong to residents in nearby Franklin County -- which is now in the process of building its own general aviation airport.
Competition Borgess says he just can't handle.
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((AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED IT CAN'T LAST, I CAN'T SEE HOW I CAN KEEP THE AIRPORT RUNNING WITHOUT REVENUE COMING IN.))
According to the Airport Owners and Pilots Association, public-use airports are shutting down at a rate of about one every two weeks.
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((I THINK OUR PROXIMITY TO ROANOKE MAKES US A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.))
But that's not a concern for Franklin County.
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((RICK HUFF/FC ADMINISTRATOR: THERE ARE A NUMBER OF FOLKS WITH AIRCRAFT, PRIVATE AIRCRAFT, BASED AT ROANOKE REGIONAL, THE GENERAL AVIATION SIDE, THAT HAVE INDICATED TO US THEY WOULD MUCH PREFER TO HANGAR THEIR PLANES AWAY FROM THE LARGER COMMERCIAL AIRPORT.))
Huff says the proposed airport in Franklin County will also service corporate jets -- unlike Smith Mountain Lake.
But, it could still take YEARS before Franklin County gets its airport off the ground.
Giving the Smith Mountain Lake airport a little more layover time, before making its final departure.
Myranda Stephens, News 7, Moneta. ))

[Horse-Racing]

[ANCHOR=Keith ]
[NEWSCAST=6pm]
[WRITER=sba]
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[GRAPHIC=Vinton OTB]
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It's only been open 10-days and already officials at Colonial Downs say business is booming.
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[SUPER=03-Vinton]
The company's senior vice president tells News 7 gross sales at the new Vinton betting parlor have averaged more than 33-thousand dollars with nearly 300 visitors a day.
A local statistics professor says those visitors are more likely to win at cards, than at the betting parlor.
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[IN Q=For example, the probability...]
((JULIE CLARK/HOLLINS UNIVERSITY: FOR EXAMPLE, THE PROBABILITY OF DRAWING A JACK FROM A DECK OF CARDS IS FOUR OUT OF 52, BECAUSE THERE ARE FOUR JACKS IN 52 CARDS. CAN'T DO THAT IN HORSE RACING BECAUSE THE PROBABILITY DOESN'T STAY FIXED. THE PROBABILITY OF HORSES WINNING AFFECTED BY A LOT OF THINGS AND ODDS THAT A BET MAKER WILL GIVE YOU ARE BASED ON HOW OTHER PEOPLE ARE BETTING.))
[SUPER=01-Julie Clark/Hollins University Professor]
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[OUT Q= ... people are betting.]
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[ANCHOR=Keith ]
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Colonial Downs has posted signs for betters who may have a gambling problem.
Virginia's Gambler's Anonymous office tells News 7 it used to have a Roanoke chapter, but it was disbanded for lack of interest.

[Sports Tease]

[ANCHOR=Mike]
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[WRITER=mst]
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Coming up on News 7 sports - the Sox and Yankees are all set for game seven - even if the fans aren't.
Adibi returns to work.
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[VO-NAT]
And the Chase for the Championship is certain to be shaken if not stirred this weekend at Martinsville.
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[S-Sox]

[ANCHOR=Mike]
[NEWSCAST=6pm]
[WRITER=mst]
[TAPE#=SP-181 12416TC]
[GRAPHIC=YANKS/RED SOX]
[ENG#=1]
The Boston Red Sox will try to become the first big league baseball team ever to win a seven game series after losing the first three games when they meet the Yankees tonight.
The Sox won game six 4-to-2 last night - thanks in part to a play that looked like it was suited better for the playground than Yankee Stadium.
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[SUPER=01-Alex Rodriguez/Yankees Third Baseman; :00]
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[OUT Q=...one game showdown."]
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[ANCHOR=mike]
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Game six of the national league series is underway in St. Louis with the Cards on top 4-to-3 in 5th.

[S-Adibi]

The Hokie are off this week, so today marked the team's first day back on the practice field since last Saturday win over Florida A&M.
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[VO-NAT]
[SUPER=03-Landover, MD/August 28; :00]
Redshirt freshman linebacker Xavier Adibi, who tore his right bicep in the season opener against Southern Cal
[SUPER=03-Blacksburg/August 17;]
is back working out for the first time since suffering the injury.
Head trainer Mike Goforth told us this afternoon that Adibi is fully recovered and cleared to take part in full contact.
In fact, Goforth says had it been necessary - Adibi may have been able to play two weeks ago.
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If you've ever wanted to know what it felt like to be a tailgunner in a World War Two bomber, your opportunity to find out has landed in Lynchburg.
[ENG#=1]
[ANCHOR=Jean 2-Shot]
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[SUPER=03-Lynchburg]

The Collings Foundation "Wings of Freedom" tour brought a B-17 Flying Fortress and B-24 Liberator to the Lynchburg airport today.
The planes are part of a 22-aircraft fleet the Foundation uses to educate people about World War Two and the men who fought in it.
The planes will be available for tours and rides through Friday.
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